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Stephen McLaughlin

Stephen McLaughlin

Defender - Left-Back  at Mansfield Town
Age35
CitizenshipIreland
Height1.78 m
Footleft
BornJune 14, 1990
at Mansfield Town 2,081 days · joined 2020-09-11
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €50k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Mansfield Town
top club · 205 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#80
goals rank
#45
assists rank
67
season goals
75
season assists

Among 139 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€250k
peak value · 2013
€200k
top transfer fee · 12/13
14
best season · 2012
2 · 3%
pens / of goals
546Appearances
67Goals
75Assists
65Yellow cards
1Red cards
188Full matches (90′)
Full nameStephen McLaughlin
Name in home countryStephen Antony McLaughlin
Date of birth1990-06-14 (35 yrs)
Place of birthDonegal, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height178.00 m
Current clubMansfield Town
Joined2020-09-11
Contract expires2026-06-30
Jul 2025
25/26 — Mansfield Town
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Mansfield Town
47 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Mansfield Town
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Mansfield Town
31 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Mansfield Town
50 matches · 8 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2020
Transfer: Southend United → Mansfield Town
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Mansfield Town
40 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Southend United
31 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Southend United
39 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Southend United
51 matches · 7 G · 16 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Southend United
38 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Forest → Southend United
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Southend United
18 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Southend United → Forest
14/15 · Return from loan
Mar 2015
Transfer: Forest → Southend United
14/15 · Loan
Dec 2014
Transfer: Notts County → Forest
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Transfer: Forest → Notts County
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Southend United
34 matches · 3 G · 11 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Bristol City → Forest
13/14 · Return from loan
Sep 2013
Transfer: Forest → Bristol City
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Nottingham Forest, Bristol City
10 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Derry City → Forest
12/13 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2012
12/13 — Nottingham Forest
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Derry City
32 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Derry City
38 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Finn Harps → Derry City
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
2010 — Finn Harps
34 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Finn Harps
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Harps Academy → Finn Harps
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 24 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.31/90
92
Assists1 total · 0.31/90
79
G+A2 total · 0.63/90
83
Yellow cards1 total · 0.31/90
17
16,919 min
Minutes played by club
Mansfield Town 37.3%
Derry City 6.4%
Finn Harps 21.3%
Southend United 33.3%
Nottingham Forest 0.0%
Notts County 1.6%
Bristol City 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Mansfield Town 6 20/21 25/26 205 19 21 6,307
Derry City 2 2011 2012 70 20 9 1,091
Finn Harps 2 2009 2010 50 2 5 3,612
Southend United 6 14/15 19/20 186 25 29 5,639
Nottingham Forest 3 12/13 14/15 12 0 2 0
Notts County 1 14/15 14/15 16 1 8 270
Bristol City 1 13/14 13/14 7 0 1 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€63K12€125K17€188K23€250K13/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 3 goals (Southend United)14/15 — 11 assists1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (Southend United)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 8 goals (Southend United)16/17 — 1 assists916/1717/18 — 7 goals (Southend United)17/18 — 16 assists2317/1818/19 — 3 goals (Southend United)18/19 — 2 assists518/1919/20 — 4 goals (Southend United)19/20 — 6 assists1019/2020/21 — 5 goals (Mansfield Town)20/21 — 3 assists820/212009 — 1 goals (Finn Harps)120092010 — 1 goals (Finn Harps)2010 — 5 assists620102011 — 6 goals (Derry City)2011 — 6 assists1220112012 — 14 goals (Derry City)2012 — 3 assists17201221/22 — 8 goals (Mansfield Town)21/22 — 10 assists1821/2222/23 — 1 goals (Mansfield Town)22/23 — 2 assists322/2323/24 — 1 goals (Mansfield Town)23/24 — 1 assists223/2424/25 — 3 goals (Mansfield Town)24/25 — 4 assists724/2525/26 — 1 goals (Mansfield Town)25/26 — 1 assists225/2613/14 — €250K15/16 — €250K16/17 — €200K23/24 — €175K24/25 — €75K25/26 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 5520/212009: 1120092010: 1120102011: 6620112012: 1414201221/22: 8821/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 111114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 161617/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 3320/212009: 0020092010: 5520102011: 6620112012: 33201221/22: 101021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 4424/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League One Mansfield Town 6 1 1 1 0 286
24/25 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 2 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 0 196
24/25 League One Mansfield Town 41 2 4 7 0 1,273
23/24 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League Two Mansfield Town 25 1 1 1 0 1,057
22/23 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 4 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Mansfield Town 25 1 2 2 0 1,815
21/22 EFL Cup Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Mansfield Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 League Two Mansfield Town 43 7 10 8 0 523
21/22 League Two Play-Offs Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 0 270
2012 FAI Cup Derry City 6 4 0 1 0 135
2012 League of Ireland Cup Derry City 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Premier Division Derry City 24 10 3 5 0 210
2011 FAI Cup Derry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 League of Ireland Cup Derry City 4 3 0 0 0 115
2011 Premier Division Derry City 33 3 6 3 0 631
2010 FAI Cup Finn Harps 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 First Division Finn Harps 32 1 5 4 0 2,305
2010 League of Ireland Cup Finn Harps 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 First Division Finn Harps 16 1 0 1 0 1,307
20/21 EFL Trophy Mansfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Mansfield Town 3 1 0 0 0 226
20/21 League Two Mansfield Town 36 4 3 5 0 661
19/20 EFL Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 League One Southend United 27 4 6 7 1 550
18/19 EFL Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Southend United 5 1 1 0 0 363
18/19 FA Cup Southend United 3 1 1 0 0 300
18/19 League One Southend United 30 1 0 2 0 1,785
17/18 EFL Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Southend United 4 1 0 0 0 206
17/18 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Southend United 45 6 16 5 0 519
16/17 EFL Cup Southend United 1 1 0 0 0 79
16/17 EFL Trophy Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 League One Southend United 34 7 1 3 0 385
15/16 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Southend United 17 1 2 2 0 839
14/15 Championship Nottingham Forest 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 EFL Trophy Notts County 3 1 1 0 0 270
14/15 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Nottingham Forest 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League One Notts County 13 0 7 3 0 0
14/15 League Two Southend United 6 1 1 0 0 418
14/15 League Two Play-Offs Southend United 3 1 1 0 0 195
13/14 Championship Nottingham Forest 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 EFL Trophy Bristol City 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Bristol City 5 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Harps Academy Finn Harps Transfer 0
10/11 2011-01-01 Finn Harps Derry City Transfer 0
12/13 2013-01-03 Derry City Forest Transfer 0 €200k
13/14 2013-09-02 Forest Bristol City Loan 250000
13/14 2014-01-02 Bristol City Forest Return from loan 250000
14/15 2014-09-29 Forest Notts County Loan 250000
14/15 2014-12-30 Notts County Forest Return from loan 250000
14/15 2015-03-27 Forest Southend United Loan 250000
14/15 2015-05-31 Southend United Forest Return from loan 250000
15/16 2015-08-28 Forest Southend United Transfer 250000
20/21 2020-09-11 Southend United Mansfield Town Transfer 200000

No recorded injuries.

Current€50k
Peak€250k
Low€50k
Δ since start−€200k
€50k€100k€150k€200k€250k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Mark Oxley 1 0 0
Ollie Clarke 2 1 0
Christy Pym 1 0 0
George Lapslie 2 2 0
Ben Coker 1 1 0
Ryan Leonard 1 3 0
Nathan Bishop 1 0 0
Elvis Bwomono 1 3 0
Hiram Boateng 1 0 0
Farrend Rawson 1 0 0
Oli Hawkins 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2012 Premier Division Derry City 10 24
16/17 League One Southend United 7 34
21/22 League Two Mansfield Town 7 43

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 League One Southend United 16 45
21/22 League Two Mansfield Town 10 43
14/15 League One Notts County 7 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-05-31 Southend United Forest Return from loan €250k
14/15 2015-03-27 Forest Southend United Loan €250k
14/15 2014-12-30 Notts County Forest Return from loan €250k
14/15 2014-09-29 Forest Notts County Loan €250k
13/14 2014-01-02 Bristol City Forest Return from loan €250k
13/14 2013-09-02 Forest Bristol City Loan €250k

Last 50 matches for Mansfield Town while Stephen McLaughlin was at the club (joined 2020-09-11). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-02-07 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–0 Exeter City Available
2026-01-31 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2026-01-27 GB3 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2026-01-24 GB3 Stevenage FC 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2026-01-17 GB3 Mansfield Town 3–0 Port Vale FC Available
2026-01-01 GB3 Mansfield Town 3–0 Bradford City Available
2025-12-29 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-12-26 GB3 Barnsley FC 3–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-12-20 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–2 Stockport County Available
2025-12-13 GB3 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-12-09 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Available
2025-11-29 GB3 Cardiff City 3–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-11-22 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–3 Huddersfield Town Available
2025-11-15 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–4 Peterborough United Available
2025-11-08 GB3 Northampton Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-10-28 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Available
2025-10-25 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Available
2025-10-18 GB3 Luton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Available
2025-10-04 GB3 Reading FC 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-09-27 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rotherham United Available
2025-09-20 GB3 Port Vale FC 2–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-09-13 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–1 Stevenage FC Available
2025-09-06 GB3 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-08-30 GB3 Lincoln City 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-08-23 GB3 Mansfield Town 4–1 Leyton Orient Available
2025-08-19 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–0 Blackpool FC Available
2025-08-16 GB3 Exeter City 1–2 Mansfield Town Available
2025-08-09 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Available
2025-08-02 GB3 Burton Albion 2–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-05-03 GB3 Mansfield Town 3–0 Exeter City Available
2025-04-30 GB3 Mansfield Town 4–2 Peterborough United Available
2025-04-27 GB3 Birmingham City 4–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-04-21 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–5 Reading FC Available
2025-04-18 GB3 Rotherham United 3–3 Mansfield Town Available
2025-04-08 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–3 Leyton Orient Available
2025-04-05 GB3 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-04-01 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–2 Charlton Athletic Available
2025-03-29 GB3 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Mansfield Town Available
2025-03-15 GB3 Mansfield Town 2–1 Barnsley FC Available
2025-03-11 GB3 Exeter City 2–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-03-08 GB3 Stevenage FC 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-03-04 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–0 Wigan Athletic Available
2025-03-01 GB3 Burton Albion 1–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-02-23 GB3 Mansfield Town 1–2 Wrexham AFC Available
2025-02-18 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–3 Lincoln City Available
2025-02-15 GB3 Blackpool FC 3–3 Mansfield Town Available
2025-02-11 GB3 Leyton Orient 3–0 Mansfield Town Available
2025-02-07 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Available
2025-02-01 GB3 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Mansfield Town Available
2025-01-28 GB3 Mansfield Town 0–1 Crawley Town Available

Teams faced most often by Stephen McLaughlin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Newport County 37 20 9 8 57 33 +24 54%
Stevenage FC 34 16 12 6 41 28 +13 47%
Crawley Town 34 18 7 9 61 38 +23 53%
Morecambe FC 34 15 10 9 58 41 +17 44%
Yeovil Town 34 12 11 11 38 36 +2 35%
Carlisle United 33 14 9 10 46 43 +3 42%
Colchester United 32 14 11 7 51 38 +13 44%
Grimsby Town 32 14 10 8 46 36 +10 44%
Oldham Athletic 31 15 9 7 53 30 +23 48%
Exeter City 31 10 8 13 39 43 -4 32%
Cambridge United 29 8 9 12 28 40 -12 28%
Barnet FC 28 15 3 10 55 34 +21 54%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 First senior goal
2012 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 9 286 1 0 0 0.31
24/25 47 1,469 8 0 0 0.49
23/24 28 1,057 1 0 0 0.09
22/23 31 1,815 3 0 0 0.15
21/22 50 793 8 0 0 0.91
2012 32 345 6 0 0 1.57
2011 38 746 3 0 0 0.36
2010 34 2,305 4 0 0 0.16
2009 16 1,307 1 0 0 0.07
20/21 40 887 5 0 0 0.51
19/20 31 550 8 0 1 1.47
18/19 39 2,448 2 0 0 0.07
17/18 51 725 5 0 0 0.62
16/17 38 464 4 0 0 0.78
15/16 18 839 2 0 0 0.21
14/15 34 883 3 0 0 0.31
13/14 10 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
218 apps
22 G
38 A
League Two
135 apps
14 G
17 A
Premier Division
57 apps
13 G
9 A
FAI Cup
8 apps
4 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
26 apps
3 G
2 A
FA Cup
19 apps
3 G
1 A
League of Ireland Cup
7 apps
3 G
0 A
First Division
48 apps
2 G
5 A
League Two Play-Offs
6 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
13 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Stephen McLaughlin

Who is Stephen McLaughlin?

Stephen McLaughlin is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Mansfield Town.

How old is Stephen McLaughlin?

Stephen McLaughlin is 35 years old. He was born on June 14, 1990 in Donegal.

What position does Stephen McLaughlin play?

Stephen McLaughlin plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Stephen McLaughlin play for?

Stephen McLaughlin currently plays for Mansfield Town.

How many career goals has Stephen McLaughlin scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stephen McLaughlin has scored 67 goals in 546 appearances.

What is Stephen McLaughlin's market value?

Stephen McLaughlin's most recent reported market value is €50k.